The state has filed a motion to dismiss claims filed by a Traverse City hair salon against the Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR) based on lack of jurisdiction.

Michigan’s civil rights watchdog announced two charges of discrimination against the Grand Rapids Police Department on Wednesday, further heightening scrutiny of the department following an officer’s killing of a Black motorist in April.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) is asking the Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR) to intervene in a “potentially racially hostile education environment” in Brighton schools.